Invitation To Health 17th Edition by Hales - Test Bank
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1. Simply defined, health means being sound in body, mind,
and spirit.
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2. The World Health Organization defines health as
the absence of disease or illness.
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3. Life expectancy at birth in the United States has
decreased to an all-time low
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4. Even more so than the elderly, young adults today are
experiencing the greatest health deficits and most years lost to illness,
disability, and premature death.
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5. Adults in the United States between the ages of 20 and
34 have the highest BMIs (body mass indexes) of any developed country.
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6. High blood pressure and high cholesterol—two risk
factors for heart disease—are rarely found among college students.
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7. Between 40 and 80 percent of people who try to kick bad
health habits lapse back into their unhealthy ways within six weeks.
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8. To effect a lasting change in behavior, reinforcement
must come largely from such external factors as rewards for meeting a goal.
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9. People typically cycle and recycle through the stages
of behavioral changes several times.
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10. People who believe their actions will make a difference
in their health have an internal locus of control.
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Multiple Choice |
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11. Which term best describes the process of discovering,
using, and protecting all the resources within our bodies, minds, spirits,
families, communities, and environment?
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12. Which dimension of health primarily includes your
ability to think and learn from life experience?
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13. Which dimension of health focuses on an optimal state
of physical, mental, and social well-being—not merely the absence of disease
or infirmity?
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